Application of machine learning techniques to analyse student interactions and improve the collaboration process

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1171-1181

  Anaya, Antonio R ^a   Boticario, Jesús G ^a  

^a Clin Hosp Cd Universitaria S n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Data mining; E learning

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION PROCESS; COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMMUNICATION SERVICE; E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH RESULTS; STUDENT COLLABORATION; STUDENT INTERACTIONS; UNSUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING;

DATA MINING; DECISION TREES; E-LEARNING; STUDENTS; SUPERVISED LEARNING;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 77957257328     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.05.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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